Leticia Gasca: Don't fail fast -- fail mindfully
Leticia Gasca: No fracases rápido, fracasa conscientemente
Leticia Gasca is co-founder of the movement Fuckup Nights and Executive Director for the Failure Institute, the first think tank in the world devoted to studying business failure and the reasons behind it. Full bio
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that merchants whose businesses failed
cuyas empresas fracasaron
with a basket over their heads.
con una canasta sobre sus cabezas.
who had outstanding debts,
que tenían deudas pendientes,
to the public square
a la plaza pública
against a special stone
contra una piedra especial
were taken to the center of the market,
eran llevados al centro del mercado,
was publicly announced.
era anunciado públicamente.
immediate imprisonment,
su encarcelamiento inmediato,
que eran fracasados.
punish those who fail,
excesivamente a los que fracasan,
and business creation,
y la creación de negocios,
in any country.
económico en cualquier país.
publicly humiliate failed entrepreneurs.
públicamente a los empresarios fracasados.
their failures on social media.
en las redes sociales.
can relate with the pain of failure.
relacionarnos con el dolor del fracaso.
of those experiences.
los detalles de esas experiencias.
I have also been there.
yo también he estado allí.
was incredibly hard.
fue increíblemente difícil.
a good dose of vulnerability
una buena dosis de vulnerabilidad
I met a group of indigenous women.
estudiando negocios,
in the state of Puebla, in central Mexico.
estado de Puebla, en el centro de México.
I cofounded a social enterprise
cofundé una empresa social
create an income stream
a crear un flujo de ingresos
en la escuela de negocios.
the business and training the women.
el negocio y entrenando a las mujeres.
de que éramos principiantes.
no se estaban vendiendo,
was totally unrealistic.
hecho era totalmente irreal.
for years without a salary,
una gran compradora
the business profitable.
to create a positive impact
un impacto positivo
and my resume for years.
mi currículum por años.
the only loser in the world.
perdedora en el mundo.
I was out with some friends
salí con algunos amigos
about the life of the entrepreneur.
la vida del emprendedor.
the issue of failure came out.
salió el tema del fracaso.
the story of my failed business.
la historia de mi negocio fallido.
became really clear in my mind:
se hizo realmente claro en mi mente:
the only loser in the world,
perdedora en el mundo,
makes you stronger, not weaker.
nos hace más fuertes, no más débiles.
in a deeper and more meaningful way
una manera más profunda y significativa
I wouldn't have learned previously.
no había aprendido previamente.
of businesses that didn't work,
que no funcionaron,
share their failure stories.
sus historias de fracaso.
[Noches de mierda]
a research center
un centro de investigación
on business, people and society
las personas y la sociedad
we called it the Failure Institute.
lo llamamos el Instituto de Fracasos.
stands on a stage
se para en un escenario
disfrutar esa experiencia.
of shame and embarrassment,
de vergüenza y humillación,
to share lessons learned
las lecciones aprendidas
share their failures, magic happens.
comparten sus fracasos, sucede la magia.
and collaboration becomes easier.
la colaboración se vuelve más fácil.
y proyectos de investigación,
hechos interesantes.
react in a different way
reaccionan de una manera diferente
within one year of failure,
dentro de un año tras el fracaso,
deciden buscar trabajo
of a new business.
de un nuevo negocio.
from the impostor syndrome.
más por el síndrome impostor.
to be a good entrepreneur.
para ser una buena emprendedora.
women have everything that's needed.
las mujeres tienen todo lo necesario.
they have enough knowledge
que tienen suficiente conocimiento
in another place with better luck.
en otro lugar con mejor suerte.
on how entrepreneurs cope with failure.
cómo los empresarios enfrentan el fracaso.
in the American continent
en el continente americano
is to look for a therapist.
más común es buscar un terapeuta.
after the failure of a business,
cuál es la mejor reacción
we will study in the future.
estudiaremos en el futuro.
has on failed entrepreneurs.
que la política pública
a lot of time and a lot of money.
mucho tiempo y mucho dinero.
problems with partners,
problemas con los socios,
will cost you 2,000 dollars.
te costará USD 2000.
to save this amount.
para ahorrar esta cantidad.
in most of the developing world,
del mundo en desarrollo,
of a business is two years.
de una empresa es de 2 años.
closing a business takes two years.
de un negocio lleva dos años.
life expectancy of a business
de vida promedio de una empresa
to close it if it doesn't work?
cerrarlo si no funciona?
business creation
la creación de negocios
ha demostrado
bankruptcy takes less time and less money,
declaración de quiebra
of public policy recommendations
recomendaciones de política pública
closing businesses in Mexico.
de negocios en México.
from all over the country
to help change the law.
logramos ayudar a cambiar la ley.
the new regulation comes into force,
en vigor la nueva regulación,
their businesses in an online procedure
sus negocios en un procedimiento en línea
would grow this big.
el movimiento crecería tanto.
of failure on the table.
del fracaso sobre la mesa.
is something we must talk about.
lo que debe hablarse.
as it used to be in the past,
como solía ser en el pasado,
as some people say.
como dicen algunas personas.
to Silicon Valley types or students
de Silicon Valley presumiendo de
like it's no big deal, I cringe.
gran cosa, siento vergüenza ajena.
on the mantra "fail fast."
en el mantra "fracasa rápido".
is a great way to accelerate learning
una gran manera de acelerar el aprendizaje
we present rapid failure
presentamos un fracaso rápido
as their one and only option,
that entrepreneurs give up too easily.
empresarios se rindan muy fácilmente.
of rapid failure
la cultura del fracaso rápido
the devastating consequences
las devastadoras consecuencias
my social enterprise died,
mi empresa social murió,
to the indigenous community
a la comunidad indígena
that the business had failed
que el negocio había fracasado
like a great learning opportunity for me,
de aprendizaje para mí,
the closure of this business
el cierre de este negocio
would stop receiving an income
dejarían de recibir un ingreso
I want to propose something.
that just as we put aside the idea
dejamos de lado la idea
failed entrepreneurs,
a empresarios fracasados,
that failing fast is always the best.
fracasar rápido es siempre lo mejor.
are made of people,
se componen de personas,
that appear and disappear
que aparecen y desaparecen
some people will lose their jobs.
algunas personas pierden sus trabajos
of social and green enterprises,
las empresas sociales y verdes,
can have a negative impact
puede tener un impacto negativo
they were trying to serve.
a los que intentaban servir.
fracasar conscientemente?
of the consequences
de las consecuencias
las lecciones aprendidas.
esos aprendizajes con el mundo.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leticia Gasca - Author, entrepreneurLeticia Gasca is co-founder of the movement Fuckup Nights and Executive Director for the Failure Institute, the first think tank in the world devoted to studying business failure and the reasons behind it.
Why you should listen
From a very young age, Leticia Gasca was committed to making the world a better place. When she was only 20 years old, she represented Mexico at the United Nations during the 62nd Session of the General Assembly.
In 2014, Gasca was recognized as a Gifted Citizen for leading one of the 30 most innovative projects in the world, and in 2015, she was awarded as Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.
More recently, Gasca was featured by OZY Magazine as a "Rising Star" and by The Economist as one of the "Voices from 2040." She is the author of the book Surviving Failure and a columnist at several newspapers and magazines.
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